(NEXSTAR) - Weather was the X factor in Friday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race in Daytona. Just after the national anthem, there was lightning in the area, and fans were asked to leave the stands for safety, and the race was delayed. When the green flag finally dropped at the Wawa 250, Connor Zilisch, who started on the pole, intentionally dropped to the back of the pack due to his odd injury at Watkins Glen. After winning there, Zilisch fell off of his race car and broke his collarbone. Instead of risking an aggravation to the injury, the team called on Parker Kligerman to swap out at the start of the Wawa 250. It turns out a fast driver swap was a key to the race, but it wasn't easy. "It was pretty nerve wracking because these cars are not meant to do that," Kligerman said. "So our team did a great job preparing, and we we ran through it on Wednesday for a couple of hours" As the race finally started rolling, there was a crash at the end of stage one, the first of many wrecks for the night. Mother Nature made another appearance shortly after, when a light sprinkle over the track brought out a red flag and a long race delay that allowed Kligermen to sort things out inside of his race car. Late in the race with just four laps to go, another big crash, but with the cars bunched up again, Parker Kligermen took advantage of a fast car and put the #88 in the right place for the win. "It took me probably a little bit to get comfortable, and then once I did, I felt like, hey, I think we got a car that can win this thing," Kligerman said. "and sure enough, it was." Conner Zilisch says he'll be ready for the next race and the march towards the Xfinity season championship Next week, the Xfinity Series heads to Portland, Oregon for the Pacific Office Automation 147. You can catch that race Saturday, Aug. 30th at 7:30 p.m. ET on The CW.